Jay Sankey - Up To Date, Ultimate Magic eBooks Collection
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//-->Lucky CardSpace ShipKnievalThe World's SmallestMagic WandHustlerThe Sleeves UpPass20th CenturyFoxDrawing WaterLUCKY CARDEffect:A face-downcardis seentobetaped to the card case withl~stripofblackelectrical tape.The magicianrefers tort ashis "LuckyCard".Then,afterperforming several cardtricks,the meqacranhasacardselected,signed,andreturnedtothepack.Thenthemagician hands a penknife to aspectator, askshim to openit,and with[lishands undeniablyempty, themagicianneatly cutstheblacktapedcard off the card case.Itrs. ofcourse, the signed playing card.needsomeblackelectric tape,acard case,apairofscissors,apen knife, and 2 playing cards.The cardsdon't have to match,anycardswilldo.First,cut.3stripoftape about 4 inches long.Now.WITH ONE OF THE CARDS LYING FACEDOWNONTHE CARDCASE, attach the tapesothat itr1.lnSuponeshortsideof the card case, across onelongside(th,=side withthe card) and down the other short side (Fig 1).Ineffect,you've surroundedthreeofthe card case's foursides.Thetape shouldJUSTcover these threesides,sobe suretotrim any excess.Now.cut alength of tape the widthofa playing card and attachitto the back()ftheot hercard (Fig. 2).Method:You'Llz.1..Toperform. have a packofcards in the card case, and asyouremove themfrom the caseto performanintroductorytrick,draw attention to your"lucky car d" firmlytaped ontothe cardcase.Putthe case aside.andimmediately go into a few card tricks.Note that the case should be tabledto your leftWITHTHETAPEDSIDEUPPERMOST.Now,whenyouwant to go into thistrick. youmustloadthe taped card ontothebottom ofthe pack.Thisiseasily accomplishedjustbyhaving thecard in one of your jacket pocketsalongwith the markerand,commentingthatyouIIIneed amarkerfor-this trick,slip bothhandsinto yourpockets,withthe deck still in hand,as if looking for the marker.Grabthe prepared taped cardontothe bottomofthe pack,and remove your handfrom your pocket, holding both deck and marker.It's that simple.2You're now going to force the bottomcard.To do this just; cut thepeckandkeepa breakbelowthe tapedcardwithyourleftpinky.Riffle downthe pack.asksomeone tosaystop. and whentheydo, lift allthecardsabove the break andturn the half over to show the face of the taped card.Reassemble the pack. leaving the "select.ion" face-up,andhave someone signthe card.Now. apparently cutthe cardinto the middle of thepack,but.after gettingabreak beneathit,simple double-cut ittothe bottomoftheface-uo cack.Move yourhands upwardsfromY01..1rwaist tochestheight asyouopenly rollthe deck over, and gripit inthe l"ig11t handinpr-eperat.icn for a One-HandTopPalm.With your left hand,reachinto your pocket andbring out thepenknife.Hand ittosomeone and,asyoudo,palmthetopface-downcard(tapedandsigned!) into theright hand.Note that,as you do this,theright hand once againmoves down to waist level,so thatbythetime thecard has "popped"into the right hand palm,thehandisholdingthe packpalm-down.Ask thepersonto openthe pen knife and, as they do, table thepackwiththe right hand, swingtheleft hand overtothecardcase, pickitupir.thePALM DOWNleft hand,and smoothly swing the lefthandbackup totheawaiting righthand ... the cardcasenaturallybeing TURNED OVER inth~process.Theright hand immediately deposits it's face-down palmed cardonto the case andthen moves away, leaving the case in the lefthandasinFigure.3.This entire sequence of retrieving the case with the left handandloadingthe tapedcardontoit withthe righthandtakesabout2seconds, anditlooks like you've done nothing but picked up the card case.To finish,take the openedpen knife fromthe spectator, andpretend tofirst cut thetape at theLEFT THUMBSIDE of the case (thecurledleftfingers preventinganyprying eyes from seeing the pre-cut condition of thecardalong the the other side),and then twist thelefthand atthe wristso that theLEFTFINGERSSIDE is closest to you, and pretend to neatly slitthe tapealongthat side too. . Slowly tiltthe card case so that the tapedcardsmoothlyslides off the -card case (showing the untaped side beneat h.)anaonto the table,and then asksomeone to turnitover.As they do.pocket the card case.Notes=If you can't do a decent One-Hand Top Palm, as long asyoukeepyour hands at chest level, a two-hand palm will work just as well, but youdonIthave the natural misdirection of the lefthandgetting the pen knife.Also,ifyouIreworking walkaround and youwant to do thistrick severaltimesina night, simply prepare several taped cards and you Ire all set.~.3Space ShipEffect:Themecacianstates that he has other interests apartfrom maq;c.To demonstrate. he borrows a bill and asks someone to draw a small ship onit.The billis thenfolded into a smallpacket.Then themaglcianintroduces a clear glass bottle and,as he comments that,oneof hishobbies is putting ships in bottles, he drops the foldedbill intothebottle.Needless to say, nobody is impressed,least of all with the lamejoke.So.the performershakes the foldedbill out ofthe bottle. and.this time. causes the billto penetrate the BOTIOM ofthe bottle.onceagain ending up, inside.Method:For this you'll need a small glass bottle, the clearer the better.Evian bottles are perfect.You'll also need a duplicate bill,let'ssayyou're going to borrow a$20bill, so you should prepare a duplicate$20byfolding it in half, then in quarter"s,then eighths, then 16ths(the sizefora thumb t.ip.) andthen once more into 32ths.It should look like asmall,thin bundle asin Figure1.Have this folded duplicate andthebottle nearby in a case or out of sight on a chair.Toperform, borrowa $20 bill andhave someone draw a small ship onit.Then" as youcomment upon the fact that you have hobbies other than magic,slowly fold the billinto a bundle identic.alto the prepared one.Then.just as yousay""Oneof myfavoritehobbies is putting ships ... inbot.tles:" take the borrowed"folded bill atthe left fingertipsas yourright hand grabs the bottle (with the folded duplicate bill int he righthand finger palrn.) (Fig .2).Immediately drop the borrowed bill fromtheleft fingertips into the bottle, "Ta de: ... " They are not impressed.
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